Red Bracket
White Bracket
The Augustana wrestling team posted seven top-4 finishers at the MSU-Moorhead Dragon Open Saturday in Moorhead, Minn. The open was split into two brackets, the Red and the White.
At 125,
Cody Lensing posted a 5-1 record on the day on the way to a 3rd place finish in the White Bracket. Lensing was pinned by Daron Hobein of Concordia College, Moorhead, the eventual class champion, in 3:59 in the first match, but put together a string of five victories in the wrestleback, winning the 3rd place match with a major decision of 13-3 over Sean Blumhardt of Jamestown College.
Marcus Edgington won the 165-pound class in the White Bracket in three straight matches. Edgington pinned Nathan Bauer of Dakota State in 2:05, followed by a close 8-6 decision over Shamus O'Grady of St. Cloud State. In the final, Edgington quickly dispersed of Justin Jones of St. Cloud State, pinning Jones one minute and one second into the match.
Brian Schultz took second place in the 174-pound class in the White Bracket. Like Edgington, Schultz won his first three matches, winning a 6-2 decision over Jackson Mboma of Augsburg, then another 8-5 decision over Kevin Kelly of South Dakota State. A third straight decision, a 5-3 win over Dominick Oliver of MSU-Moorhead, put Schultz into the finals, but Mac Stoll of North Dakota State was able to secure the 7-3 decision win.
The heavyweight class in the Red Bracket featured seven wrestlers.
Lance Peters was able to reach the final after a bye and a 6-4 decision over Matt Meuleners of Northern State, however was not able to wrestle in the final and medically forfeited to Andy Witzel of Augsburg.
The Vikings will next compete in their first home action of the year when they host the University of Sioux Falls and Worthington Community College in a triangular on Wednesday. The first match will begin at 5 p.m.
Augustana Wrestler Results (Class, Name, Record, Finish, Bracket)
125
Cody Lensing - 5-1, 3rd White
125
Al Meger - 0-2, Red
133
Jason Jeremiason - 2-2, 4th Red
141
Nate Herda - 4-0, 1st Red
149
Jarred McCarthy - 0-2, Red
149 Elliot Bloon - 2-2, White
165
Marcus Edgington - 3-0, 1st White
165
Bryce Flaherty - 2-2, White
174
Casey Mouw - 1-2, Red
174
Brian Schultz - 3-1, 2nd White
184 Dan McKie - 0-2, White
184
Luke Heine - 3-0, 1st White
197
Ty Copsey - 1-2, Red
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Lance Peters - 1-1, 2nd Red
